Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Has a basic understanding of the infrastructural sectors making up a city and knowledge of the main sustainability challenges they face, as well as the main drivers behind the challenges
• Has basic knowledge and understanding of the structure and operation of the institutions and organisations making up cities
• Has basic knowledge of waste, waste management and resource use
• Knows the system levels, organisations, institutions and governance within the waste management sector
• Knows the waste hierarchy and its development
• Has knowledge of systems thinking and life cycle assessment tools, as well as the resource consumption issues that face cities based on life cycle thinking perspective

Skills

• Can use relevant tools and methods to plan and assess sustainable waste management
• Can assess strategies for handling waste and use of resources based on the waste hierarchy
• Has skills to produce basic life cycle assessments and interpret their outcomes
• Can relate changes in living standards and demographics to resource use

Competences

• Has an understanding of system impacts from changes in waste handling and resource use in cities
• Can facilitate and contribute to planning processes concerning waste handling
• Can identify and assess factors of lock-in limiting sustainable resource use and waste handling
• Can use circular economy concepts in analyses and planning
• Can engage in and critically reflect upon waste management processes and resource use in cities.

Type of instruction

Lectures, workshops, synopses, seminars, assignments, etc.

Exam

Exams